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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 19

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 25Sep 19Oct 3 →

Receipts

522 head

▲ 522 vs last sale 0▼ 244 vs year ago 766 · −31.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Cattle Specials coming up: October 3; October 10: October 17; October 24; November 7

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.85/cwt on 276 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −199.55 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$140.85

276 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.38

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	484	155.00	750	4thin
Medium 1	511	154.88	792	16thin
Medium and Large 2	540	146.63	792	19thin
Medium and Large 1	613	146.14	895	59
Medium and Large 1-2	868	138.11	1,199	169
Medium and Large 3	513	122.50	628	2thin
Small 1	555	120.00	666	1thin
Medium 2	455	114.00	519	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	110.00	593	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale276 hd

140.85

—

WV average8 barns · 1,555 hd

149.23

−8.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−199.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

56 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	433	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	736	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	154.43/cwt	139.00–157.00	710	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	479	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	762	7
Steers	—	Large 1	484	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	750	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	812	17
Steers	—	Medium 1	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	539	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	593	5
Steers	—	Small 1	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	821	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	860	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	858	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	911	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	992	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,041	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	145.27/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,101	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	146.91/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,197	19
Steers	—	Medium 1	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	138.91/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,235	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	126.00/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,139	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,353	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,305	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	448	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	463	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	501	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	681	16
Heifers	—	Small 1	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	695	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	750	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	128.38/cwt	115.00–131.00	727	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	126.01/cwt	100.00–135.00	777	19
Heifers	—	Medium 1	644	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	831	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	128.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	842	24
Heifers	—	Small 1	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	935	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	128.81/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,014	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	959	121.59/cwt	111.00–122.25	1,166	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	975	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	568	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	4

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Sep 19, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Receipts 522Last week 0Year ago 766

Feeder Cattle Specials coming up: October 3; October 10: October 17; October 24; November 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	143.00	143.00
7	—	460	139.00–157.00	154.43
1	—	775	138.00	138.00
1	—	525	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,025	132.00	132.00
39	—	758	131.00–147.00	145.27
32	—	889	133.00–145.00	138.91
19	—	815	128.00–148.00	146.91
15	—	904	121.00–128.00	126.00
12	—	694	143.00	143.00
7	—	1,061	123.00	123.00
4	—	626	137.00	137.00
2	—	710	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	527	154.00	154.00
16	—	651	140.00	140.00
16	—	577	149.00	149.00
10	—	754	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	159.00	159.00
5	—	433	170.00	170.00
1	—	840	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
1	—	535	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
2	—	463	114.00	114.00
2	—	448	117.00	117.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	529	100.00	100.00
2	—	395	118.00	118.00
1	—	450	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	115.00–131.00	128.38
2	—	468	127.00	127.00
1	—	720	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	787	127.00–129.00	128.81
34	—	959	111.00–122.25	121.59
24	—	656	125.00–133.00	128.33
19	—	617	100.00–135.00	126.01
8	—	554	125.50	125.50
4	—	493	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,095	89.00	89.00
2	—	845	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	564	133.00	133.00
3	—	748	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	501	136.00	136.00
4	—	644	129.00	129.00
2	—	448	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	595	125.00	125.00
4	—	454	125.00	125.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.